Detente

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Cold War era policy period of international relations

Détente was a period of eased geopolitical tensions and improved diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, marked by arms control agreements and increased dialogue.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cold War détente	5
Detente canonical	1
U.S.–Soviet détente	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War era policy ⓘ period of international relations ⓘ
aimedAt	limiting strategic nuclear weapons ⓘ reducing risk of nuclear war ⓘ stabilizing superpower rivalry ⓘ
characterizedBy	arms control negotiations ⓘ easing of geopolitical tensions ⓘ improved diplomatic relations ⓘ increased East–West dialogue ⓘ
contextOf	Ostpolitik ⓘ Vietnam War de-escalation ⓘ
criticizedBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ US neoconservatives ⓘ
endedBy	Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ surface form: Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
fieldOfStudy	Cold War history ⓘ international relations ⓘ
followedBy	Second Cold War ⓘ
hasEndTime	early 1980s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ
hasKeyAgreement	Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ⓘ Basic Principles of Relations Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ Helsinki Accords ⓘ SALT I ⓘ SALT II ⓘ Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) ⓘ surface form: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
hasMainParticipants	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasPeakPeriod	early 1970s ⓘ
hasPolicyDoctrine	Brezhnev Doctrine ⓘ surface form: Brezhnev Doctrine (as counterpart context) Nixon Doctrine ⓘ
hasStartTime	late 1960s ⓘ
includesEvent	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ surface form: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe Nixon’s 1972 visit to China ⓘ Nixon’s 1972 visit to Moscow ⓘ signing of SALT I in 1972 ⓘ signing of the ABM Treaty in 1972 ⓘ signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975 ⓘ
influencedBy	economic constraints in the Soviet Union ⓘ economic constraints in the United States ⓘ mutual nuclear deterrence ⓘ
languageOfTerm	French ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ
promotedBy	Gerald Ford ⓘ Henry A. Kissinger ⓘ surface form: Henry Kissinger Jimmy Carter ⓘ Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ Richard Nixon ⓘ
termMeaning	relaxation or easing of tensions ⓘ
weakenedBy	Soviet deployment of SS-20 missiles in Europe ⓘ Angolan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Soviet intervention in Angola